GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, 20 May 1909, Page 3

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

May 23, Sunday. — St. John Baptist de Rossi, Confessor. „ 24, Monday. — Feast of the- Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians. „ 25, Tuesday. — St. Gregory VII., Pope and Confessor. „ 26, Wednesday. — St. Philip Neri, Confessor. „ 27, Thursday. — Octave of the Ascension. „ 28, Friday. — St. Urban 1., Pope and Martyr. „ 29, Saturday. — Vigil of the Feast of Pentecost. Day of Fast and Abstinence. St. Urban 1., Pope and Martyr. The pontificate of St. Urban lasted from 223 to 230 Though the Church generally enjoyed peace at that time, a local outburst of pagan fury claimed him as a victim. Vigil of the Feast of Pentecost. After the Ascension of Our Lord, the Apostles remained in Jerusalem, preparing themselves by prayer and recollection for the coming of the Holy Ghost. By commemorating this fact, the Church invites us to dispose ourselves for the worthy .celebration of the great feast of Pentecost. The eve of Pentecost was, in the primitive Church, one of the two principal days appointed for the solemn administration of Baptism, and the baptismal font is still blessed on this day, with ceremonies similar to those made use of on Holy Saturday.